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Robber Fly

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Heather R
Heather R 7 years ago

Well, it's definitely a robber fly (Family Asilidae) and the projection at the tip of the striped abdomen indicates it's probably a female. They will eat any other insect they can take down, including other robber flies.

saffyreyz
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saffyreyz

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2016
Submitted on Jul 25, 2016

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